CASCADE ASSOCIATES
Lobbying for HEAT IS POWER ASSOCIATION · Trade association for the waste heat to power (WHP) industry
- Implementation of the Sec.45Y clean electricity production credit and Sec.48E clean electricity investment credit of the Inflation Reduction Act (Public Law 117-169). - Implementation of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (Public Law 119-21), provisions related to the Sec. 45Y/48E credits and waste energy recovery technologies.
Support for FY2027 funding of: -waste heat to power (WHP) programs at DOE -clean energy research, development, and demonstration -ITO Technical Assistance and Workforce Development -Onsite Energy Technical Assistance Partnerships (TAPs) -Rural Energy for America Program (REAP) at USDA Legislation: - H.R.9022, Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2027 - H.R.8646, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agency Appropriations Act, 2027
-Lobbied for the introduction of the Waste Heat to Wattage Act, legislation that would amend the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 to make waste energy recovery an eligible source of renewable energy under the Rural Energy for America Program. Legislation: - H.R.7080, Waste Heat to Wattage Act of 2026 - H.R.7567, Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026